3rd August 2006
Hi,
Let me start by saying, I feel miserable and I'm still on benzos. I was diagnosed Bipolar/Panic Disorder. And given a mood stabilizer, trileptal and benzos for sleep. Specifically Klonopin and ativan. I had been on ativan 2mg a night alone for about 6 months for sleep before being diagnosed bipolar. They wanted me to taper from ativan to 2mg Klonopin which I did in the hospital. But I never slept very well on the klonopin. So for about two months I took 1mg Klonopin, sometimes 1 1/2 mg klonopin and 2mg ativan to sleep along with the trileptal.
About two months into this I stopped the klonopin because I didn't want to be addicted to both and the trileptal/ativan combo was working pretty good. 2 months later now I have all kinds of bad symptoms. Bad ringing in my ears, sensitivity to light/sound, extreme nausea/hunger/heatburn. I quit the trileptal because I thought it was the cause but think it might be klonopin withdrawl.
When I take 1mg Klonopin now with the ativan all my symptoms get better but the rebound anxiety is killing me. I'm in between psychiatrists right now and unsure about what to tell the next one. Should I taper to valium and how would I do that on this combo. Current taking 2-4mg ativan a day and sometimes 1mg klonopin though not every night. I'm a mess.
Thanks for help. Trying hard to hold on every day.....
Let me start by saying, I feel miserable and I'm still on benzos. I was diagnosed Bipolar/Panic Disorder. And given a mood stabilizer, trileptal and benzos for sleep. Specifically Klonopin and ativan. I had been on ativan 2mg a night alone for about 6 months for sleep before being diagnosed bipolar. They wanted me to taper from ativan to 2mg Klonopin which I did in the hospital. But I never slept very well on the klonopin. So for about two months I took 1mg Klonopin, sometimes 1 1/2 mg klonopin and 2mg ativan to sleep along with the trileptal.
About two months into this I stopped the klonopin because I didn't want to be addicted to both and the trileptal/ativan combo was working pretty good. 2 months later now I have all kinds of bad symptoms. Bad ringing in my ears, sensitivity to light/sound, extreme nausea/hunger/heatburn. I quit the trileptal because I thought it was the cause but think it might be klonopin withdrawl.
When I take 1mg Klonopin now with the ativan all my symptoms get better but the rebound anxiety is killing me. I'm in between psychiatrists right now and unsure about what to tell the next one. Should I taper to valium and how would I do that on this combo. Current taking 2-4mg ativan a day and sometimes 1mg klonopin though not every night. I'm a mess.
Thanks for help. Trying hard to hold on every day.....